[XBOX360] Golden Axe: Beast Rider[NR]
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Wed, 3rd Sep 2008 09:52    Post subject: [XBOX360] Golden Axe: Beast Rider[NR]
Golden Axe: Beast Rider



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  • Publisher: Sega
  • Developer: Secret Level
  • Genre: Action
  • Release date: October 14, 2008
  • Story/Description:
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    SEGA's fantasy adventure of blades and magic returns with this re-incarnation of the Golden Axe franchise. Golden Axe: Beast Rider delivers action-RPG thrills as a small band of Riders embark on an epic adventure to recruit allies, expose the enemy and prevent the annihilation of their breed. Delivering an intense and unique combat experience, players charge into battle on the backs of ferocious beasts or take their chances with the enemy while on foot. Fighting skill, wits and even magic are all called into action as players immerse themselves in the struggle to defeat an evil intent on enslaving the remains of civilization.

  • Multiplayer: NO
  • Preview: E3 2008 IGN
  • Review:
  • Screenshots: IGN, GamersHell
  • Trailer: GameTrailers


  • Also On: PS3


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javlar




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PostPosted: Wed, 3rd Sep 2008 11:58    Post subject:
This should be in an isometric platform view like Bionic Commando Wink



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PostPosted: Wed, 3rd Sep 2008 22:37    Post subject:
booooooooooooooooooo , where is my BATTLE DWARF WITH HIS GOLDEN AX !!!!!!!!!!!
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kryon




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PostPosted: Thu, 4th Sep 2008 00:14    Post subject:
wow, Golden Axe belongs to the old times, when games were games and gamers were gamers...


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PostPosted: Sat, 11th Oct 2008 21:25    Post subject:
Golden_Axe_Beast_Rider_XBOX360-Caravan

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SUPPLiER..: Caravan
RiPPER....: Caravan
PACKAGER..: Caravan
FiLENAME..: cvn-gabr
GENRE.....: Action
SiZE......: 71 x 100MB
ORiGiN....: ASIA/NTSC
REGION....: Region Free
iMAGE.....: ISO
SOURCE....: DVD9
PLATFORM..: XBOX360
RLS DATE..: 2008/10/12
SHOP DATE.: 2008/10/14
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PostPosted: Sat, 11th Oct 2008 21:48    Post subject:
is it as good as the original one that supported "PC speaker" ? Very Happy


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condomcrack
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PostPosted: Sat, 11th Oct 2008 22:02    Post subject:
Beast Rider? sounds like a porno.
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PostPosted: Sat, 11th Oct 2008 22:29    Post subject:
so,how is the game?
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kryon




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PostPosted: Sat, 11th Oct 2008 23:09    Post subject:
yes, how is the game

OR should I say,

how crappy is the game, on the Crap-O-meter?


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evil_mushroom




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PostPosted: Sat, 11th Oct 2008 23:11    Post subject:
The screens doesn't looks good Confused
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PostPosted: Sat, 11th Oct 2008 23:52    Post subject:
evil_mushroom wrote:
The screens doesn't looks good Confused


Really? I wouldnt say they look 'bad' though.


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Krest




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 02:12    Post subject:
Not that bad of a game, but pretty standard stuff so far.

The combat is pretty standard affair. You have a strong but slow attack (X) and swift but weak attack (A), plus a knock back attack A+X. You chain the combos by hitting those buttons of course. You can dodge and block attacks. So far enemies have two attacks and their weapons glow either blue or orange, so you gotta press RB or LB depending on what color attack the enemy is performing, if you do it correctly you can retaliate which is usually one hit kill. If you do it incorrectly (like block when you had to dodge) you take a bit less damage than a full attack. You can do the same with magic attacks, its fun sending magic orbs back at mages. You also have magic attacks, so far i have a standard fire ball and a fire attack that lights up every enemy around you. I guess a big focus in this game is the beast riding. So far i rode one dragon which had a fire breath and tail swipe attacks. Tail swipe is pretty strong but slow, so you gotta time it correctly because the enemy can knock you off the beast and then take and use it against you. I didnt use fire breath much because it drains the beast's health. Too bad my dragon got beheaded when i was knocked off.

Visually its an alright game, a bit better looking than Conan, but just as bloody. You can cut enemies in half, cut off their arms, legs, and heads. When you kill them they become stone figures. It runs at 60fps (i think, because its very smooth) so no complaints there. The level structure is pretty linear, full of invisible walls, and some treasure hidden around. Not sure about the story because my cinematics lag so i had to skip them all, so i have no idea why the fuck im killing those dudes but it doesnt stop me.

At the end of the level you unlock new weapons, armor, and bonus levels. You can speed run beaten areas which give you more treasure. You also unlock an arena mod which i havent tried yet.

So i'd say if you liked Conan or Viking you might also like this game. So far its 7-8 for me since we've seen this type of stuff many times before, but im not really that far in the game so it might all change. If you have lots of verbs than you should waste one, but if not save them for other awesome game coming out soon.


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dirtymurt




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 03:22    Post subject:
this is bad, just played for an hour and it is crap. Conan was twice as good, so if you didn't like that you won't like this. The gfx are just plain dull, hardly any detail and the animation is clunky. i won't be playing much more


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Mr_Baggins




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 09:48    Post subject:
Krest wrote:

Visually its an alright game, a bit better looking than Conan, but just as bloody. You can cut enemies in half, cut off their arms, legs, and heads.


Cool enough Smile


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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 10:36    Post subject:
Krest wrote:

Visually its an alright game, a bit better looking than Conan, but just as bloody. You can cut enemies in half, cut off their arms, legs, and heads.


Good enough for me Very Happy Im sold, in fact im just done burning ^^
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dirtymurt




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 20:52    Post subject:
deelix wrote:
Krest wrote:

Visually its an alright game, a bit better looking than Conan, but just as bloody. You can cut enemies in half, cut off their arms, legs, and heads.


Good enough for me Very Happy Im sold, in fact im just done burning ^^


visually it is a lot worse than conan, and if it had any scenary it would be a start, it's a poor mans heavenly sword. I wanted to love this game, I really did....


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kryon




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 20:56    Post subject:
I feel so torn between Krest and Dirtmurt...damn!


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Mr_Baggins




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 21:07    Post subject:
dirtymurt wrote:
deelix wrote:
Krest wrote:

Visually its an alright game, a bit better looking than Conan, but just as bloody. You can cut enemies in half, cut off their arms, legs, and heads.


Good enough for me Very Happy Im sold, in fact im just done burning ^^


visually it is a lot worse than conan, and if it had any scenary it would be a start, it's a poor mans heavenly sword. I wanted to love this game, I really did....


Whatever, since it's free, we should not complain.


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Krest




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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 21:32    Post subject:
I think it looks better than Conan. In Conan texture was very low, here its a bit better but not by much. Though i think weapons look a lot better (shiner than Conan's). But yeah i agree on the environment, it is fucking PLAIN. Most of the time you are surrounded by brown mountains, and everything else is brown, no variation at all. I like Conan's combat system better, here its more comparable to Viking, so far im just button mashing since it seems to be working since you can disrupt enemies' attacks, so as long as you keep attacking them they cant do anything. it doesnt work against bigger enemies though, there you have to look out for their color coded attacks and correctly evade or block their attacks because they do a lot of damage.
As i said if you have few verbs lying around, its worth checking out, but if you are on your last, save it for gow 2 or dead space.


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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 21:36    Post subject:
Yeah, not much variation (id love to see a rainforest Razz). Still gonna finish it tho... btw, how many parts of the Axe do you need?
Only got one; after I killed the Firstbourne.
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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 21:58    Post subject:
What a load of crap this turned out to be :

  • first LOL moment was "SEGA is the SEGA copyright of SEGA to SEGA and SEGA" Laughing
  • then the stiff horrible animation when she runs
  • no VIKING !!! WTF the same as barbarian they only added them as cutscene fillers
  • horrible voice acting !!! Conan had the best voice acting in this type of game Thanks to RON FUCKING PERLMAN and CLAUDIA BLACK (and this was a budget game not a high AAA game like this )
  • max 3 to 4 baddies on the screen !?? wtf VIKING had like 90 to 200 on the screen at the same time
  • the way she holds the sword is so WRONG *facepalm* she has a longsword it should been held in both hands , so she is super strong or someone forgot the difference that a longsword is not a broadsword
  • crap brown theme
  • boring game play , they really wanted to make it retro (go to A , you are locked in a small arena ,kill all door will open , go to B , repeat) but failed

1/10 Failed arcade game remake , avoid ... given the production value and the time they taken promoting this crap , makes you wonder two things why a budget title like CONAN is 10x better when compared to this big $$$ game and does SEGA have quality standards , o and you can add it to the list of games that shouldn't have been redone because they turned out to be crap


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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 22:33    Post subject:
You got some points, but you should not be a game reviewer Wink

6/10 here. Mostly for the gore and decent gfx.
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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 22:39    Post subject:
did I miss sth or does this game have no coop?
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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 23:21    Post subject:
deelix wrote:
You got some points, but you should not be a game reviewer Wink

6/10 here. Mostly for the gore and decent gfx.

compared to "Viking" (psycho shit gore it was so sick it made you grin Very Happy ) and "Conan" (the first two hands and the same time decapitations or take your opponent by legs and let him hit the ground so hard that his all body parts fly or pull his heart out+guts ... a good times , good times ) this game has no gore , only kiddie gore

still i find it idiotic that she can't pick up other weapons or bash them with fists ... and come on turning the Golden Axe into a trowing weapon Sad , the most anoying moment in this game are those BIP BIP BIP BIP BIP "o stfu i know , throw the axe into something to make the barrier go away" and then 10 steps further BIP BIP BIP BIP ... the most annoying sound in this game , and those attacks its like beat mania (go evade blue , go parry orange , jump green Laughing )
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PostPosted: Sun, 12th Oct 2008 23:37    Post subject:
Spiderman wrote:
deelix wrote:
You got some points, but you should not be a game reviewer Wink

6/10 here. Mostly for the gore and decent gfx.

compared to "Viking" (psycho shit gore it was so sick it made you grin Very Happy ) and "Conan" (the first two hands and the same time decapitations or take your opponent by legs and let him hit the ground so hard that his all body parts fly or pull his heart out+guts ... a good times , good times ) this game has no gore , only kiddie gore

still i find it idiotic that she can't pick up other weapons or bash them with fists ... and come on turning the Golden Axe into a trowing weapon Sad , the most anoying moment in this game are those BIP BIP BIP BIP BIP "o stfu i know , throw the axe into something to make the barrier go away" and then 10 steps further BIP BIP BIP BIP ... the most annoying sound in this game , and those attacks its like beat mania (go evade blue , go parry orange , jump green Laughing )


I agree with you on this game. BAD!!!

Viking was defiantly underrated when it came out. One of the best games ever.
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PostPosted: Mon, 13th Oct 2008 00:04    Post subject:
yeah Viking was like Gothic for consoles
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PostPosted: Mon, 13th Oct 2008 02:31    Post subject:
Spiderman wrote:
What a load of crap this turned out to be :

  • first LOL moment was "SEGA is the SEGA copyright of SEGA to SEGA and SEGA" Laughing
  • then the stiff horrible animation when she runs
  • no VIKING !!! WTF the same as barbarian they only added them as cutscene fillers
  • horrible voice acting !!! Conan had the best voice acting in this type of game Thanks to RON FUCKING PERLMAN and CLAUDIA BLACK (and this was a budget game not a high AAA game like this )
  • max 3 to 4 baddies on the screen !?? wtf VIKING had like 90 to 200 on the screen at the same time
  • the way she holds the sword is so WRONG *facepalm* she has a longsword it should been held in both hands , so she is super strong or someone forgot the difference that a longsword is not a broadsword
  • crap brown theme
  • boring game play , they really wanted to make it retro (go to A , you are locked in a small arena ,kill all door will open , go to B , repeat) but failed

1/10 Failed arcade game remake , avoid ... given the production value and the time they taken promoting this crap , makes you wonder two things why a budget title like CONAN is 10x better when compared to this big $$$ game and does SEGA have quality standards , o and you can add it to the list of games that shouldn't have been redone because they turned out to be crap


so you think it's good than?


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PostPosted: Mon, 13th Oct 2008 03:15    Post subject:
Ive been playing this for the last couple of hours and its not really such a bad game but neither is it a great game. I like the combat although its a bit repetitive and the evade, block and counter system is pretty cool although sometimes unresponsive! The visuals are nothing special and the gore is nice but its a relatively decent looking game. I like how they have stuck close to the original Golden Axe games with the enemies able to knock you from your mounts and use them against you, as well as the gnomes that you get to knock the shit out of (if you can actually hit them!) for food and potions. They even retained the music during those sections, which brought back many memories, as did the mention of Death Adder! Smile

So not good but not bad either. Id say it was worth a disc.

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PostPosted: Mon, 13th Oct 2008 07:21    Post subject:
What annoyes me the most is that there is no way of upgrading stuff the way you want. Everything is automatic.
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PostPosted: Mon, 13th Oct 2008 12:37    Post subject:
hmm, can't decide ...

1) burn iso to 20p disc ?

or

2) shift delete the iso ?
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